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Free eBooks:

• http://www.planetebook.com/

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High School Resources:

English Department

• Grade 9:
  • Rite of Passage
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Animal Farm
    • Teaching English with Technology --- MANY resources!
  • Night
    • A Timeline of the Holocaust
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • Mythology
    • The Mythology Teacher - resources
  • The Miracle Worker
  • 1984
  • Short Story
  • The Research Paper

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• Grade 10: American Literature
  • Catcher in the Rye
  • Julius Caesar
  • Short Story
  • Huckleberry Finn
  • To Kill a Mockingbird
    • The Best Sites for Walking in Someone Else's Shoes
  • The Crucible
    • Witchhunt Webquest Cteated by Dana Huff:
    • Teaching The Crucible with the New York Times
  • Antigone
  • Inherit the Wind
  • Native American Myth and Folklore
  • Power & Rhetoric
  • Romantic Voices & Visions
  • Engaging Projects:
    • We Didn't Start the Fire.docx - Created by Ann Ryan

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• Grade 11: British Literature
  • Literary Criticism:
    • Responding to Literature:
      • Four Ways Responding to Lit 10 mini.doc - Courtesy of "Mr. B-G"
      • RespondingtoDramaticLiterature(double-sided).doc - Courtesy of "Mr. B-G"
      • ReadingResponseMoves 09.pdf -- How to Respond to Reading - Courtesy of Mr. B-G
      • SilentLiteraryDiscussion.doc -- Personal Response/Discussion with a text -- Courtesy of Mr. B-G
    • Marxism
    • Feminism
    • Psychological
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  • The Journey:
    • Excellent "Journey" resources by Dana Huff
    • Campbell's Monomyth Video
    • Exploring the Hero's Journey and Creating Your Own
    • Beowulf
      • Beowulf Letter of Rec by Huff.pdf - Created by Dana Huff
    • Morte d'Arthur
    • Canterbury Tales
      • Map of Canterbury Way
    • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
  • Family, Loss, and Sacrifice:
    • Hamlet
    • A Raisin in the Sun
    • Ophelia: A Novel
  • Satire
  • Truth & Beauty: Romanticism & Neo-Classicism
    • Introduction (Created by Christine Miles) - Smart Notebook File >>>
    • Romanticism Unit Approx. 15 days (Created by Christine Miles) - Romanticism and Neoclassicism Days 1-15.notebook
  • Meaning & Meaninglessness
    • Lord of the Flies:
      • Lord of the Flies Mask Activity.doc -- Courtesy of Jim Burke
      • LordoftheFliesCivilizationCreationResearchProject09.doc --Courtesy of Mr. B-G
      • Free Digital Copy of the Text: http://zbths.org/165310818145034323/lib/165310818145034323/_files/LOTF.pdf

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• Grade 12: World Literature
• An Invitation to World Literature- Interactive introduction to various classics
  • The Color of Water
  • Macbeth
  • The Kite Runner
  • Research Paper
  • Gothic Female Voices
  • The Lovely Bones
  • The DaVinci Code
  • A Whole New Mind
    • "DP - Two Questions that Can Change Your Life"
    • "A Whole New Mind" Discussion Guide for Educators
  • God & Heroes
  • Men, Women, and Love
  • Birth of the Soul

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Advanced Placement:

• Shmoop Online AP Resources and Tests
• High School Bits -- an AP English Resource Blog

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Other Novels:

• Alice in Wonderland
  • The Alice Project
• A Lesson Before Dying:
  • Reading Group Guide

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Research Writing:

Organization:

• LiveBinders - An Online 3-Ring Binder

Research Writing Projects:

• Inquiry RAFT - Writing a Research Paper .ppt - Provided by Differentiated Instruction Consultant, Jessica Hockett
• Research Project: Analyzing and improving our school from the inside -
  • Students become analysts - See link: "Teenage Researchers Probe Flaws in Their Schools - Ed Week
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Research:

• An awesome resource for finding credible resources online! (Submitted by S. Bolam)

Works Cited/Bibliography:

• EasyBib
• NoodleBib and NoodleTools -- submitted by M. Myles

Revision and Avoiding Plagiarism:

• Paper Rater - A Free tool for students that evaluates grammar, spelling, plagiarism checking, and offers writing critique

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Writing and Grammar:

The Essentials of Language Instruction: The Essentials of Language Instruction
Fun intro: Charles Bukowski - "So You Want to be a Writer"

• Grammar Exploration:
  • 12 Resources for Grammar and Punctuation
  • The Mighty Red Pen -- Real-Life Errors (Humorous!)
  • Great Sentences -- A Neat Way to Approach Grammar Exploration
  • Dana Huff's -- Mrs. Huff's 20 Common Writing Errors (PPT).ppt
  • Notable Sentences for Exploration and Imitation for those "who view grammar as something to be explored and not just corrected"
  • Jeff Anderson's Blog: www.writeguy.net >>

• Considering your Audience:
  • 10 Ways to Promote Writing for an Authentic Audience

• Peer Editing:
  • NEWGU.doc - Shortcuts and Quick Tips for Peer Editors - Courtesy of Mr. B-G

• Writing Exchange -
  • Write Your Truth - shared by Patrick Higgins, created by sbailey@bcoe.org
• Compositional Risk:
  • Exemplar - Leonard Pitts, The Miami Herald
• Thinking Deeply, Writing Concisely -
  • Teaching to the Text Message - New York Times article shared by J. Roddy
• Creative Writing -
  • Create interactive stories - INklewriter

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Vocabulary Instruction:

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SAT and Other Test Prep Materials:

• Number2 - SAT, ACT, and GRE prep online

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Collaboration and Discussion

• Class discussion guideline poster.pdf
• Activities that Promote Discussion --- THE JACKPOT! :)
• Socratic Seminar: SocraticSeminarNew!.doc - Courtesy of Mr. B-G
• Academic Controversy: Structured Academic Controversy Resources

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Note-taking Strategies

• Cornell Note Taking.ppt

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Graphic Organizers:

• Compare and Contrast Chart.PDF
• Drawing Conclusions.PDF
• ECLUSTER.PDF
• EVALUATE.PDF
• SENSORYD.PDF
• VENNDIAG.PDF

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Generally EXCELLENT Planning Resources:

• Shmoop -- Teacher Resources
• Teachit.co.uk -- A British Site with many interesting lesson ideas
• www.enotes.com - Recommended by M. Myles
• Ms. Effie's Page -- referred by Mr. Roddy

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Shakespeare:

• The Shakespearean Standard
• Monster Shakespeare: Spakespearean Monologues Delivered by Puppets
• How many words did Shakespeare Know?
• BBC's 60 Second Shakespeare
• Folger PODCASTS
• Virtual Tour of The Globe Theatre

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Poetry:

• Poems for High School Students
• Sonnets Notebook file by Dana Huff.notebook -- Sonnet Notebook Presentation created by Dana Huff
• Dialogue with a Text: Instructional Strategy by Bob Probst, Documents by Larry Abrams
  • First reaction.doc
  • Imagine the author.doc
  • Important wd.doc
  • text to text.doc
  • Title page of exercise.doc
  • your focus.doc
  • Actual Poem.doc
• Where I'm From Poetry.pdf
• TPCASTT: A Method for Analyzing Poetry (Dana Huff)
• Magnetic Poetry

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Literature Circles:

• The Literature Circle Resource Center
• Book Discussion Group Guidelines -- Larry Ferlazzo
• Lit Circle Jobs 2.0 10(2).pdf - Courtesy of Mr. B-G

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Current Events

• Daily Current Events with Discussion Questions @ Izzit
• CNN Student News
• NPR
• BBC
• The Best Visually Engaging News Sites by Larry Ferlazzo

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Online Library -- Access to Full-Texts:

• Wikisource - An Online Library of Free Textual Sources (Submitted by M. Myles)

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College Preparedness:

• Offtocollege.com A great set of graphic organizers to help students with college planning/research (Submitted by M. Myles)

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Exploring Themes:

• Racism:
  • Eracism Project - This project joins classrooms globally to debate issues that will ultimately enhance understanding. Many wonderful resources at this link.

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General English-Based Materials:

• Literary Elements:
  • GlossaryofLiteraryTerms-MADOE.doc -- Courtesy of MA Department of Ed
• Character Study:
  • FaKeBook - A mock Facebook Page Creator

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Classroom Library and/or Choice-Read Resources:

• Outside Reading Book Review Model Guidelines TNR font.doc - Courtesy of Mr. B-G
• ORB presentation rubric.doc - Courtesy of Mr. B-G

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Winding Down the Year:

• What To Do During the Final Week of School - Courtesy of Larry Ferlazzo